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ECN300FB-A5529(経済学 / Economics 300)
Investments B

Yongjin KIM

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Faculty/Graduate school GBP (Global Business Program)
Attached documents
Year 2023
Class code A5529
Previous Class code
Previous Class title
Term 春学期授業/Spring
Day/Period 金2/Fri.2
Class Type
Campus 市ヶ谷 / Ichigaya
Classroom name 市富士‐F507
Grade 2~4
Credit(s) 2
Notes
Open Program
Open Program (Notes)
Global Open Program
Interdepartmental class taking system for Academic Achievers
Interdepartmental class taking system for Academic Achievers (Notes)
Class taught by instructors with practical experience
SDGs CP
Urban Design CP
Diversity CP
Learning for the Future CP
Carbon Neutral CP
Chiyoda Campus Consortium
Category 専門教育科目/Business Administration Courses
専門科目/Intermediate/Advanced Courses of Business Administration

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Outline and objectives

A derivative, or derivative security is an agreement between two counterparties whose payoff depends on the value of an underlying asset. Forwards, futures, options, and swaps are representative derivatives. Derivatives are actively traded throughout the world and their market is exceedingly large. This course aims to help students understand the basic structures of derivative securities and how to value them. Comprehension of derivatives will come in very useful in case you work in the financial industry in the future. Due to time constraints, swaps will be briefly discussed only if we get ahead of schedule.

Goal

Upon completing this course, students will be able to
1) understand the characteristics of various types of derivatives.
2) understand how to value forwards and futures.
3) understand how to value call and put options.
4) intuitively understand what the famous Black-Scholes model says
5) solidify an understanding of business and economic news about financial markets.

Which item of the diploma policy will be obtained by taking this class?

This course is strongly related to the "DP1-1", and "DP4" diploma policies and fairly related to the "DP1-3", "DP1-4", "DP2-1", and "DP2-2" policies.

Default language used in class

英語 / English

Method(s)(学期の途中で変更になる場合には、別途提示します。 /If the Method(s) is changed, we will announce the details of any changes. )

This course is basically lecture-based, but wide open to active participation in class. The lecturer encourages students to ask and answer questions in an interactive manner. By reviewing assignments, feedback will be provided.

Active learning in class (Group discussion, Debate.etc.)

あり / Yes

Fieldwork in class

なし / No

Schedule

授業形態/methods of teaching:対面/face to face

※各回の授業形態は予定です。教員の指示に従ってください。

1[対面/face to face]:Illustrating concrete examples of derivatives,
Introduction to Forwards and Futures

-forward contract characteristics
-long (short) forward payoff, and profit and loss, and its diagram
-counter party credit risk
-futures contract

2[対面/face to face]:Introduction to Call Options: Part 1

-call option characteristics
-long (short) call payoff, and profit and loss

3[対面/face to face]:Introduction to Put Options: Part 2

-call option moneyness
-early exercising
-comparison of call options and forwards/futures

4[対面/face to face]:Introduction to Put Options

-put option characteristics
-long (short) put payoff, and profit and loss
-put option moneyness
-early exercising
-comparison of put options, call options, and forwards/futures

5[対面/face to face]:Useful Quantitative Concepts for Pricing and Valuation: Part 1

-compounding conventions
-calculating future value and present value
-identifying continuously compounded interest rates

6[対面/face to face]:Useful Quantitative Concepts for Pricing and Valuation: Part 2

-volatility and historical standard deviation
-interpretation of standard deviation
-annualized standard deviation

7[対面/face to face]:Useful Quantitative Concepts for Pricing and Valuation: Part 3

- understanding the standard normal cumulative distribution function
- z-score

8[対面/face to face]:Introduction to Pricing and Valuation: Part 1

-concepts of price and value of a forward contract
-forward price
-forward value

9[対面/face to face]:Introduction to Pricing and Valuation: Part 2

-option value: Black-Scholes model
-calculating the Black-Scholes model
-Black-Scholes model assumptions
-implied volatility

10[対面/face to face]:Understanding Pricing and Valuation: Part 1

-review of payoff, price, and value equations
-risk-neutral valuation
-probability and expected value concepts

11[対面/face to face]:Understanding Pricing and Valuation: Part 2

-understanding the Black-Scholes equation for call and put values
-understanding the equation for forward and futures price

12[対面/face to face]:The Binomial Option Pricing Model: Part 1

-option valuation based on one-period binomial model

13[対面/face to face]:The Binomial Option Pricing Model: Part 2

-two-period binomial model
-multi-period binomial model

14[対面/face to face]:Wrap-up and In-Class Final Exam

-brief summary
-final examination

Work to be done outside of class (preparation, etc.)

Students should read course materials before class and should not miss the deadline for homework assignments. Preparatory study and review time for this class are 2 hours each.

Textbooks

Gottesman, Aron, Derivatives Essentials: An Introduction to Forwards, Futures, Options, and Swaps, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1st edition, 2016.

References

Hull, John C., Fundamentals of Futures and Options Markets, Pearson Education Limited, 9th and global edition, 2022 (previous versions would be okay as well).

Grading criteria

Grading will be decided based on the following:
in-class contribution (20%),
homework assignments (30%),
and final examination (50%).

Changes following student comments

Topics covered in every lesson are connected and get more complicated in ascending order. Whenever possible, the lecturer will try to make explanations much easier and more intuitively to understand so that students won't get lost.

Equipment student needs to prepare

The Microsoft Excel will be often used during class. Please make yourself familiar with the basic usage of it.

Prerequisites

It is advisable that students have taken the Introduction to Finance and/or Introduction to Statistics, or have equivalent knowledge. Those prerequisites would be helpful for getting right to the point, although the lecturer will explain useful quantitative concepts including compounding and discounting of cash flows, and some descriptive statistics for pricing derivatives, from the basics.